If I were able to interview DeSantis, these are some of the questions I would like to ask him:
- How do you square your unwillingness to admit that Trump lost the 2020 election with your argument that you are more electable than he is?
- What is your ultimate objective in your feud with Disney? Are you trying to force Disney to make movies that show minorities and LGBTQ people in an unfavorable light? Are you trying to make minorities and LGBTQ people feel less comfortable in Disney parks?
- Young LGBTQ people are frequently bullied and ostracized. What message are you trying to send to them and the bullies with your anti-gay and anti-trans legislation? What do you want them to do with their condition?
- Would you bring back family separation at the border? If not, what would you do, given the limited resources available, to reduce illegal immigration?
- Would you censor woke opinions on the internet to protect children? If so, how, and how would you make the case that your legislation complies with the First Amendment?
- Would you deny federal funds–say, after a hurricane–to blue states until they eliminate all evidence of wokeness in public institutions?
- Would you deny federal funds to all colleges and universities, including the use of Pell Grants by students, as long as they have DEI programs and courses you consider woke?
- Is a woman who believes in abortion rights woke?
- Would you use the overturning of New York Times v. Sullivan as a litmus test for judicial nominees?
- The New Right clearly believes that America is a Christian nation, and that non-Christians should be banned from participation in government. Do you agree with that?
- Should the January 6 rioters be pardoned?
- Given your hostility to China, there is no hope of working with the Chinese to stop the North Koreans from putting a nuclear warhead on an ICBM. How, then, would you deal with the North Koreans?
- As a result of Trump’s decision to scrap the Iran deal, the Iranians are much closer to getting the bomb than ever. Are you willing to go to war with Iran in order to prevent that from happening? Would your objectives in such a war include regime change?
- What actions would you take if Putin escalates the war in Ukraine through attacks on NATO or the use of weapons of mass destruction?
- Are you willing to go to war if Putin threatens Poland or the Baltic States?
- Would you undo Biden’s diplomatic and military initiatives regarding the containment of China?
- Do you believe that Trump’s Chinese tariffs were a success? If so, why?
- What is your plan to deal with the financial problems facing Social Security and Medicare?
- Do you believe climate change is a hoax? If you do, why did your government provide funds for climate resiliency to local governments?
- How do you account for the vast discrepancy between the average wealth of white and black families if you believe that there is no such thing as systemic racism in America?